Retribution Collector's Edition

A Pathfinder Roleplaying Game adventure for four 1st-level PCs by Creighton Broadhurst

This expanded, reorganised edition of Retribution features new art and new text.

In the frozen depths of winter, murderous winds mercilessly batter the crumbling Priory of Cymer. Within, trapped by their duty and the heaped snowdrifts that render travel near impossible, the few remaining faithful huddle together and tend the sacred places of their forbears. With the weather worsening, nerves fray and tempers snap as the wind howls its mournful dirge for the forgotten dead of a fallen time. But the worst is yet to come. One of those trapped within holds a murderous grudge that only blood can expunge and as the storm reaches its savage height terrible revenge is wrought amid the frigid halls and faded glories of a bygone age.

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Praise for the Original Retribution

"A fantasy roleplaying campaign can always use spooky, atmospheric low-level adventures, and RETRIBUTION is a solid, useful foray. It's "old school" in the best sense of that term: the adventure, its setting, its characters, and its new elements have all been carefully and lovingly detailed and thought through. The result is truly ready-to-use, and its elements lend themselves to easy re-use in an ongoing campaign. Recommended.”

–Ed Greenwood, creator of the Forgotten Realms

“A gripping gothic yarn. Retribution is one part classic pulp, one part Name of the Rose, and all around a compelling narrative with exciting encounters and absorbing NPCs. It will no doubt leave a lasting impression on every adventurer who dares winter on the Lonely Coast.”

–Stephen Radney-MacFarland

“Retribution ranks among the best first level adventures I've ever read. It's not over the top, it's personal. And it's better off for it. Check it out. It's better than almost any first level adventure I've read for PFRPG and its predecessors.”

--Endzeitgeist (five stars plus seal of approval)

“I think this the best written PFRPG intro adventure available out there.”

This is a massive adventure which should allow successful first-level characters to make their mark... or find an early and chilly grave! The default setting is The Lonely Coast, a sparsely-populated frontier region just crying out for adventurers to [...]

I was lucky enough to receive this adventure as a review copy. Retribution is an adventure for 1st level characters. At 71 pages, the adventure is actually relatively short, but enjoyably so. The adventure takes place in a monastery during a sno [...]

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This is a great and detailed adventure! Even the slightest details are included and the thoroughness makes this a guaranteed fun, challenging, and interesting adventure for your players. It is well worth the price delivering an unique plot [...]

Having played through this adventure, I can say I enjoyed it thoroughly. I like how Raging Swan Press products are laid out and organized, with relevant information all co-located. Flipping back and forth is minimized, which saves a lot of time and [...]

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